Life is beauty, admire it.

Road to Jinja is a film production company based in Seattle that makes beautiful films about real people.  Our films attempt to highlight the tremendous breadth, depth, and diversity of the human experience through intimate interviews and compelling vérité footage, all of which is captured with great respect for the people we work with, and a sensitivity towards honoring the dignity of their stories. Please contact us to begin a conversation about how we can tell your story.

John Harrison // Founder

John has built a reputation for producing and shooting films that highlight the tremendous breadth, depth, and diversity of the human experience, captured with great respect for the people he works with and a sensitivity towards honoring the dignity of their stories.  In 2002, John saw James Longley's documentary GAZA STRIP and was moved by its remarkable combination of beautiful images and deeply human moments.  Since then, his work has been strongly influenced by other great vérité filmmakers, especially the Maysles Brothers, Frederick Wiseman, and Haskell Wexler's work in MEDIUM COOL.  Films by Malick, Lubezki, Elswit, Van Sant, and Savides have also been inspirational. 

As a cinematographer, John's films have screened in the world’s most prestigious film festivals and won numerous awards, including an Oscar Nomination for the film KAVI (Best Live-Action Short Film Nominee, 2010) and the Student Academy Award for VIOLA (2008). As a director and producer, his clients include Goodwill, Seattle University, Agros International, and Microsoft. He is a graduate of the University of Southern California’s film production program (MFA, 2008), the University of Washington’s department of Spanish and Portuguese Studies (BA, 2003), and is (still) proud to say he made the All-League Honorable Mention Team for soccer as a senior in high school.